Health and Safety Executive 2014/15 Plan of Work Chris Hatton

2014/15 - Priorities Priority sectors remain with slight change and added in home build Small Sites (35%) Refurbishment (30%) Asbestos (11%) Home build (5%) Major Projects & Large Contractors (5%) Local Priorities (15%)

Key Themes for 2014/15…… Start a step change in Occupational Disease and ill health prevention Promote CDM messages, e.g. –Role of Client –Reduce paperwork Track-back to CDM duty holders Promote involvement in CDM 2015 consultation Continue support for WWT Promote LWIT as a tool for improvement Notify illegal employment of Migrant workers

Approach to visits remains same Matters of Evident Concern –Inc’ migrant workers Matters of potential major concern, e.g. –Structural collapse –Fire –Cranes & lifting Normal visit priorities –Asbestos, Respiratory Risks, WAH, Manual Handling, Site Transport, Public Protection, noise and vibration……

New for 2014/15 Health Inspection Initiative –Started 23rd June – 2 weeks –500 inspections –Larger sites –Focus on: Hazardous substances (COSHH) Manual handling Noise & vibration Welfare Examine health management and role of client/designer/CDM-C if appropriate

New for 2014/15 Health Inspection Initiative –560 sites visited –85 received notices –13 PNs INs –239 received notification of contraventions –Mainly F10 large sites inc major contractors

Inspection initiative Sites inspected Approx 40% FFI action applied Excellent regional media coverage –Use of social media 2014/15 took place in mid September to mid October Delivered over 2000 inspections

New work for 2014/15 Home building –Inspection of up to 500 larger sites throughout year –Focus on: Hazardous substances Manual handling Noise & vibration Transport management Supervision Welfare

New work for 2014/15 Loft conversions –Inspection of up to 100* sites –Focus on: WAH Asbestos Manual handling Protecting the public –Duty holder event – minimum 1 per unit

New work for 2014/15 Commercial solar panel installation –Inspection of up to 100* sites –Focus on: WAH, inc’ fragile materials Asbestos Manual handling Client role –Duty holder event – minimum 1 per unit (CITB Info Sheet).

2014/15 Continuing Work Fragile Materials –Inspection by CD; inc, 250 Commercial roofing Construction on farms –Inspection FOD - continues –Estates Excellence events –Busy Builder Sheets –WWT SHADs –EXAMINATION OF CLIENT ROLE IN ALL VISITS.

2014/15 Continuing Work Improving Leadership via LWIT –Current IDHC programme to be wound down Replace with: –Each FMU to organise an LWIT briefing for local duty holders (10-15 attendees) –They create an action plan –Follow-up with attendees 3 months later –Decide on further action

2014/15 Continuing Work Large contractor interventions –Top 30*, includes - Leadership (directors) Health management Emerging from recession – supervision TDS –40 site inspections Timber Frame Buildings –40 site inspections

Summary 11,000 inspections –35% Small Sites –30% Refurbishment –11% Asbestos –5% Home build –5% Major projects & large contractors –15% Local priority Sept/Oct Inspection initiative – 2000 inspections June - Health Inspection Initiative – 500 visits –Look at systemic failings / CDM duty holders

Summary con’t Home Build – 500 inspections Fragile Roofs –All* commercial roof work –Construction on farms* –Include in any industry talks –Incidents - mandatory client investigation –Record on case speciality type 40 Timber Frame interventions 40 TDS interventions

Summary con’t Loft Conversions –Up to 100 visits –Unit event –Busy builder sheet Commercial Solar Panel Installers –Up to 100 visits –Unit event –Client role